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1646 |
French ship visits Boston with two priests on board. |
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05/26/1647 |
Jesuit priests are banned from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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12/31/1650 |
Catholic Mass is celebrated in today’s Boston. |
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06/17/1700 |
Jesuits and other “Popish” priests are required to leave the Province by the General Court. |
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1700 |
Catholic priests are banned in Massachusetts. |
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1732 |
Town officials are alarmed by a rumor that a Catholic priest is in the area. |
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09/22/1746 |
Catholic residents are ordered investigated. |
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1753 |
Matignon (Francois A.) is born in Paris. |
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1765 |
Rev. Jonathan Mayhew delivers a lecture “against popery” at Harvard College. |
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01/28/1768 |
Cheverus (Rev. Jean-Louis) is born in Mayenne, France. |
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